Garment



Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED lSTATES 1,566,109 PATENT OFFICE.

' ELVIRA cAMrA MQIIREFREY, `OF BROOKLYN, NEWYORK, AssIGNoR 'ro MODELRRAssIERR oo., INC., or NRW YORK, N. Y.; A CORPORATION OF NRW YORK.

GARMENT.

" Y Application med :hay e, 1925. seran No. 41,525.

4To all 107mm t may conce-rn.'

Be it known that I, ELVIRA CAMPA Mo- Knnnnnr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Brooklyn,"borough and county of Kings, city andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGarments, otwhich the following is a specification.

i The invention relates toV garments and more particularly to ladiesundergarments and has for its object to provide a combination garmentembodying, in a novel manner and in a. single structure, thecharacteristics of all of the undergarments generally worn at thepresent time by ladies. The invention contemplates the provision of asingle combination garment which meets all of the requirements o-f theplurality of undergarments nowconsidered necessary and which reduces thebodily covering beneath the outer dressto a minimum without sacrificinganything to comfort Vand conventional requirements. Thevinvention. willbe `fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will bepointed out in the claims.

,In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates an example of theinvention without defining its limits, Fig.v 1' is a front elevation ofthe novel garment and Fig. 2 is a I!ra, rmentar.y perspective thereof.

'lhe garment comprises an upper section 5 constructed of a materialwhich because of its inherent properties is capable of performingsupporting and conforming functions; in the illustrated example thesection 5 is made of silk brocade inl the form of a bandeau to conformthe figuri?,` in the region of the bustsand at the front is shaped, asindicated at 6, to provide an edequate and ellicient support for thebusts. The lower section 7 is constructed of a material possessingcharacteristics similar to those of the sec-tion 5 and in addition mayinclude devices, such as elastic inserts A8, adapting this section toparticularly perform conforming functions. In the illustrated examplethe section 7 is constructed of silk brocade, in the form of a girdleadapted to enclose the ligure in the region of the hips and abdomen andto impart thereto the slimness and flatness of figure which is so muchdesired. The section 7 is provided upon its lower edge with a flexibleextension 7a adapted to form an abbreviated underskirt or drawers. Thesection 7 may also be provided with continu- 'size the efficiency of thesection 7 for its inequivalent devices, or it maybe detacliablyconnected in the indicated mannerat one end and. permanently secured inplace at its .other end.

The intern'iediate section 14 of the garment is constructed of flimsyand soft material which inherently possesses the properties customarilyfound in ladies undervests and is attached to the sections 5 and 7 bysewing or otherwise/'to connect these two sections and to completethe'garment. The intermediate section 14 of the illustrated exampleisconstructed of silk jersey to constitute an undervest so that thecompleted garment comprises a bandeau or bust supporter, a girdle forconfining and conforming the hips and abdomen ofl the wearer, anunderskirt or drawers and an undervest; in other words all of theessential characteristics of the plurality Vof undergarments customarilyworn by the ladies are combined in a single garment. The sections 5, 7and v14e are divided along a given line and provided with reo-operatingfasteningdevices whereby the garment may be removably fixed in placeupon the wearer; in the illustrated example the garment is provided withhooks and eyes 15 along the dividing line which is located at 011e sideof said garment as shown in Fig. 1. If desired shoulder straps 16 may beprovided upon the section 5 for assisting to maintain the garment inposition upon the wearer.

lll() The novel combination garment is all that i is required to be wornbeneath the dress, in addition to the usual stockings, and thus vreducesthe undercovering of the body to a minimum without in any waysacrificing any of the functions and comforts of the plurality ofindependent undergarments which are customarily worn. Because of thisminimum undercovering the lines and contour of the body, either naturalor as predetermined by the supporting, conforming and confiningcharacteristics of the garment,`arepreserved without interference andbulkiness beneath an outer' garment and other undesirable features areentirely. avoided.y As a result the outer dress may be fitted withmaximum eiiciency and may be draped upon the figure in a mostattractivemanner and in complete conformity with the style in which itisl made. In addition to this the minimum undercovering adds materiallyto the com- :tort of Ithe wearerl and at the same time responds fully tothe requirements of modesty and of the conventions. p

The novel garment may be made in a multiplicity of di'erent styles andmay include any and all features commonly found in independentundergarments orwhich comprise individual parts thereof.

Various changes in the specific form shown and described may be madewithin the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

l claim: i

l. A combination undergarment comprising an upper section constituting abandeau, a lower section constituting a form-shaping girdle, anintermediate section of stretchable, flexible material interposedbetween Aand connected with the upper and lower sections andadapted toconstitute an undervest, and a flap extending between the middle portionof the front and rear-faces at 4the lower edge of the garment andadapted to extend between the legs of the wearer.

2.1A combination undergarment comprising an upper section constituting aformshaping bandeau, a lower section constituting a form-shaping girdle,an intermediate section of exible, stretchable material interposedbetween and connected to the upper and lower sections and adapted toconstitute an undervest, a flexible member secured to the lower edge ofthe girdle and depending downward therefrom and avlap extending betweenthe middle portion of the front and rear faces of the lower portion ofthe garment in position to extend between the legs of the wearer, saidain conjunction with the flexible extension eing adapted to impart tosaid garment the characteristics of teddies. v

In testimony whereof l have hereunto -set my hand. ELVIRA GAMBAMGKEEFREY.

